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How Do You Display Your Mer-Man?

I'm pretty excited: I picked up Mer-Man on sale at Matty Collector today.

Always one of my favorite MotU characters, and now I get to look forward to him showing up in the mail. But now I'm curious... how do most of you choose to display him? With the vintage head or mini-comic/200X one? Maybe some other way???

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I display both of my Mer-Men (regular and TRU exclusive) with the mini-comic head. The regular version has his trident (only because he can't hold his sword in the other hand and there is no way to store his trident).

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This is a weird one. By and large, I display characters with the 200X heads if possible. And in Mer-man's case, I really prefer his 200X head over the original.

However, Merman's original look has a very special place in my heart. My family didn't have a lot of money growing up, so I got most of my toys from garage sales. Merman was the first MOTU figure I ever got, with no accessories, but he always meant a lot to me for that reason. Seeing that original vintage face reminds me of getting that toy when I was little. Eventually I'll swap the heads, but not just yet.

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I display him with the cardback/200x style head. I gave him the gold armor, sword & trident from the weapons pack (with painted details to highlight them) and make him stand out more. I do want to get 2 more and use the vintage head on them so Mer-Man can have some guards of his own.

Mine has the card back head, only because it looks more Filmation than the Vintage head....but I want a true Filmation accurate head for him....he of all characters should get one, he looks the a lot different from the Vintage, and the card back head.

I use the MYP Merman head on my ocean overlord-- it looks more appropriate. The original head always screamed "mammal with cute ears" more than "fish dude" to me. I like that original mold for Stinkor instead.

As much as I like the vintage style head, Classics is ultimately about that original cross sell art so I've displayed him with that head since I got him a few years ago. I also love the sculpt. As a kid, I always had that head in my mind when I was looking at the vintage one.

I also give him only his sword.

"I reject your Prince Adam and replace him with the original barbarian from the jungle."

I love the original Merman, however that other head is really tops and helps differentiate between Merman & Stinkor.

Since Stinkor always looked so perfect with that "cat head" I display my Stinkor with the traditional head and get Merman with his 200x head. I want that original head in my collection, via Stinkor, and so now I can without feeling bad.

Side note, though that Stinkor 200x head is really tops, it is just too close to the original so I keep the original so it is represented. I wish the TRU 2 Pack had the Original vintage Merman head so I could have both versions, but the first MOTUC version just has to be the one with the 200x Head. Sigh... Perhaps someday I'll paint that Merman vintage head TRU 2 Pack Colours.

As a kid, I always wondered why Mer-Man's figure had a cat head. I always saw that head as a disappointment, lol. Really happy to have the 200x styled head, so he can look like an actual aquatic being.
I use the weapons pack sword and trident, but I kept the lighter yellow armor. I tried the darker armor but I didn't like how it didn't match other parts of his outfit. I'm too obsessive for that!

Vintage. I had the cross-sell head on for a long time, because it looks more aquatic, but ultimately he just looks too bewildered and harmless for my tastes. If he had a bottom row of teeth and less rounded eyes I'd probably keep it; even the Mini Masters prototype looks pretty decent, but as-is, I just prefer my evil warriors to look a little more vicious than what that head offers.